Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and is about to make award show history? Sponge! Bob! Square! Pants!
With his best friend Patrick Star by his side, the porous icon will host the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2024, marking the first time (ever!) that animated characters will host a full-length award show. SpongeBob and Patrick are voiced by Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke, respectively.
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With his best friend Patrick Star by his side, the porous icon will host the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2024, marking the first time (ever!) that animated characters will host a full-length award show. SpongeBob and Patrick are voiced by Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke, respectively.
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- 5/22/2024
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Neal McDonough is joining the mafia.
The Arrow and Suits vet has been added as a series regular for Season 2 of the Paramount+ crime drama Tulsa King, Variety reports. He’ll play Cal Thresher, a “powerful and extremely territorial businessman in Tulsa.”
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The Arrow and Suits vet has been added as a series regular for Season 2 of the Paramount+ crime drama Tulsa King, Variety reports. He’ll play Cal Thresher, a “powerful and extremely territorial businessman in Tulsa.”
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Hailing from Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan, the show centers on influential New York mafia member Dwight “The General” Manfredi (played by Sylvester Stallone), who...
- 5/1/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
“The Imaginary,” an upcoming hand-drawn animated fantasy film from Japan’s Studio Ponoc that was selected for the main competition at the upcoming Annecy International Animation Film Festival, is set to debut July 5 on Netflix. An Oscar-qualifying run is also planned.
“The Imaginary” is directed by Yoshiyuki Momose, whose credits as an animator include Studio Ponoc’s 2017 debut feature “Mary and the Witch’s Flower” and Studio Ghibli’s Academy Award winner “Spirited Away.” Studio Ponoc founder Yoshiaki Nishimura, the Oscar-nominated producer of Studio Ghibli’s “The Tale of The Princess Kaguya” and “When Marnie Was There,” is producing.
Based on the novel of the same name by A.F. Harrold and illustrated by Emily Gravett, “The Imaginary” is described as a fantasy that “portrays the depths of humanity and creativity through the eyes of young Amanda and her imaginary companion, Rudger. Their fantastical adventures launched from her attic, lead them to...
“The Imaginary” is directed by Yoshiyuki Momose, whose credits as an animator include Studio Ponoc’s 2017 debut feature “Mary and the Witch’s Flower” and Studio Ghibli’s Academy Award winner “Spirited Away.” Studio Ponoc founder Yoshiaki Nishimura, the Oscar-nominated producer of Studio Ghibli’s “The Tale of The Princess Kaguya” and “When Marnie Was There,” is producing.
Based on the novel of the same name by A.F. Harrold and illustrated by Emily Gravett, “The Imaginary” is described as a fantasy that “portrays the depths of humanity and creativity through the eyes of young Amanda and her imaginary companion, Rudger. Their fantastical adventures launched from her attic, lead them to...
- 4/25/2024
- by Carolyn Giardina
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix on Wednesday unveiled the voice cast of CG animated feature film That Christmas from Locksmith Animation (Ron’s Gone Wrong) and director Simon Otto’s (How to Train Your Dragon trilogy). The movie will star Brian Cox as Santa, Fiona Shaw as Ms. Trapper, Jodie Whittaker as Mrs. Williams, and Bill Nighy as Bill.
They are the residents of a charming seaside town where things turn upside down one Christmas. The film will debut on Netflix later this year.
That Christmas is an adaptation of the children’s book series (The Empty Stocking, Snow Day and That Christmas) written by BAFTA Award-winning and Oscar-nominated writer and director Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Love Actually, Yesterday). “A film of firsts, it marks Curtis’ first animation project as well as the directorial debut for animation veteran Otto,” Netflix said.
The film also stars Lolly Adefope, Alex Macqueen,...
They are the residents of a charming seaside town where things turn upside down one Christmas. The film will debut on Netflix later this year.
That Christmas is an adaptation of the children’s book series (The Empty Stocking, Snow Day and That Christmas) written by BAFTA Award-winning and Oscar-nominated writer and director Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Love Actually, Yesterday). “A film of firsts, it marks Curtis’ first animation project as well as the directorial debut for animation veteran Otto,” Netflix said.
The film also stars Lolly Adefope, Alex Macqueen,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New seasons of “Bridgerton” and “The Night Agent” are coming to the world’s largest streamer in 2024, but what about “Stranger Things”?
Netflix takes its position as the leader of the streaming industry seriously. It frequently makes moves that no other streaming platform does, such as releasing viewership data for 99% of its shows, and this week it took another action few competing streaming services do: unveiling its entire TV, movie, and mobile game slate for the rest of 2024.
New seasons of “Bridgerton,” “Cobra Kai” and “Squid Game” will arrive on Netflix in 2024. Movie highlights include the new “Beverly Hills Cop” starring Eddie Murphy and Tyler Perry’s horror flick “Mea Culpa.” The schedule confirms there will be no new episodes of “Stranger Things” until at least 2025. Sign Up $6.99+ / month netflix.com
What Are the Highlights of Netflix’s TV Release Schedule in 2024?
What Are the Highlights of Netflix’s Movie...
Netflix takes its position as the leader of the streaming industry seriously. It frequently makes moves that no other streaming platform does, such as releasing viewership data for 99% of its shows, and this week it took another action few competing streaming services do: unveiling its entire TV, movie, and mobile game slate for the rest of 2024.
New seasons of “Bridgerton,” “Cobra Kai” and “Squid Game” will arrive on Netflix in 2024. Movie highlights include the new “Beverly Hills Cop” starring Eddie Murphy and Tyler Perry’s horror flick “Mea Culpa.” The schedule confirms there will be no new episodes of “Stranger Things” until at least 2025. Sign Up $6.99+ / month netflix.com
What Are the Highlights of Netflix’s TV Release Schedule in 2024?
What Are the Highlights of Netflix’s Movie...
- 2/1/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
The fourth-ever SpongeBob SquarePants film debut soon, and with Tom Kenny's iconic yellow sponge not being the main focus of the new film, there are some things that fans need to know regarding the upcoming title.
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie will be yet another spin-off film from the ever-popular Nickelodeon series, SpongeBob SquarePants. This time, the movie won't be shown in theaters, however, instead airing solely on Netflix.
Fans are still patiently waiting for any new information regarding the film, but The Sandy Cheeks Movie's star-studded cast and synopsis were already released. Unfortunately for Netflix and the movie's cast and crew, the entire film was also recently leaked.
Read full article on The Direct.
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie will be yet another spin-off film from the ever-popular Nickelodeon series, SpongeBob SquarePants. This time, the movie won't be shown in theaters, however, instead airing solely on Netflix.
Fans are still patiently waiting for any new information regarding the film, but The Sandy Cheeks Movie's star-studded cast and synopsis were already released. Unfortunately for Netflix and the movie's cast and crew, the entire film was also recently leaked.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 1/23/2024
- by Nathan Johnson
- The Direct
Picture: Illumination Entertainment / Netflix
The animation studio behind Despicable Me, Minions, and more recently, the billion-dollar-plus grossing The Super Mario Bros. Movie are back with Migration, a new animated film
Directed by Benjamin Renner and based on a screenplay by Mike White, the movie has you following a flock of birds going on a vacation like no other.
The all-star voice cast for the new movie includes Isabela Merced (Transformers: The Last Knight), Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games), Awkwafina (The Little Mermaid), Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele), Carole Kane (The Princess Bride), Danny DeVito (Always Sunny in Philadelphia), and Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick).
Having received generally positive reviews from critics, the movie is set to premiere in theaters over the Christmas holiday, with screens opening from December 22nd, 2023.
When will Netflix Stream Migration in the United States?
After the movie’s theatrical run, Netflix will get a portion of the pay-one window.
The animation studio behind Despicable Me, Minions, and more recently, the billion-dollar-plus grossing The Super Mario Bros. Movie are back with Migration, a new animated film
Directed by Benjamin Renner and based on a screenplay by Mike White, the movie has you following a flock of birds going on a vacation like no other.
The all-star voice cast for the new movie includes Isabela Merced (Transformers: The Last Knight), Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games), Awkwafina (The Little Mermaid), Keegan-Michael Key (Key & Peele), Carole Kane (The Princess Bride), Danny DeVito (Always Sunny in Philadelphia), and Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick).
Having received generally positive reviews from critics, the movie is set to premiere in theaters over the Christmas holiday, with screens opening from December 22nd, 2023.
When will Netflix Stream Migration in the United States?
After the movie’s theatrical run, Netflix will get a portion of the pay-one window.
- 12/21/2023
- by Kasey Moore
- Whats-on-Netflix
The explosive growth of film and television production in New Mexico has broadened perceptions about its eclectic landscape in a short amount of time, but despite increasingly well-documented evidence to the contrary, some misconceptions stubbornly persist.
“One of the main comments I hear is ‘I didn’t know New Mexico has trees,’” says Amber Dodson, director of the state’s film office.
While the state’s natural elements are undoubtedly beautiful and have stood in as a range of locales for countless film and TV productions, they’re only one factor in the state’s transformation from a short-term production location to a true hotspot for studios looking to put down roots.
New Mexico first established its production tax incentives in 2003, at the same time many states discovered the economic benefits of attracting entertainment industry business. State leadership quickly began developing infrastructure to support production.
“We wanted to change New...
“One of the main comments I hear is ‘I didn’t know New Mexico has trees,’” says Amber Dodson, director of the state’s film office.
While the state’s natural elements are undoubtedly beautiful and have stood in as a range of locales for countless film and TV productions, they’re only one factor in the state’s transformation from a short-term production location to a true hotspot for studios looking to put down roots.
New Mexico first established its production tax incentives in 2003, at the same time many states discovered the economic benefits of attracting entertainment industry business. State leadership quickly began developing infrastructure to support production.
“We wanted to change New...
- 5/11/2023
- by Zoe Hewitt
- Variety Film + TV
Lin (voiced by Jolie Hoang-Rappaport) and Monkey King (Jimmy O. Yang) – Photo Credit: Netflix © 2023)
Netflix’s slate of upcoming animated films includes The Monkey King directed by Anthony Stacchi (The Boxtrolls) and Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie – a new SpongeBob SquarePants film. The 2023-2024 slate also includes the animated musical comedy Leo featuring the voice of Adam Sandler, along with a new Chicken Run film, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.
The streaming service also released details on In Your Dreams, That Christmas, Thelma the Unicorn, Nimona, and Ultraman.
Nimona – Summer 2023
This summer, Netflix will release the highly anticipated Nimona, based on the bestselling graphic novel by Nd Stevenson. Nimona follows Ballister Boldheart, a knight framed for a crime he didn’t commit, and the titular shapeshifter who sets out to help him prove his innocence.
Netflix confirms joining the film’s previously announced cast members Chloë Grace Moretz...
Netflix’s slate of upcoming animated films includes The Monkey King directed by Anthony Stacchi (The Boxtrolls) and Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie – a new SpongeBob SquarePants film. The 2023-2024 slate also includes the animated musical comedy Leo featuring the voice of Adam Sandler, along with a new Chicken Run film, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.
The streaming service also released details on In Your Dreams, That Christmas, Thelma the Unicorn, Nimona, and Ultraman.
Nimona – Summer 2023
This summer, Netflix will release the highly anticipated Nimona, based on the bestselling graphic novel by Nd Stevenson. Nimona follows Ballister Boldheart, a knight framed for a crime he didn’t commit, and the titular shapeshifter who sets out to help him prove his innocence.
Netflix confirms joining the film’s previously announced cast members Chloë Grace Moretz...
- 4/26/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Netflix on Tuesday announced the new animated films In Your Dreams and Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, coming to the platform in 2024, also setting new voice cast for the fantasy adventure Nimona and offering new first-look stills from each of its animated titles debuting over the next 18 months, which you can view above and below.
The streamer’s first new film, In Your Dreams, is billed as a comedy adventure about Stevie and her brother Elliot, who magically travel into the world of dreams with the mission of finding The Sandman who will grant them their ultimate wish — saving their parents’ marriage. The kids are total opposites, making them an unlikely duo to navigate the absurdity of their own subconscious. Along their journey, they discover that as long as they have each other, they can face anything, even their worst nightmare. Alex Woo is directing, with Erik Benson as co-director,...
The streamer’s first new film, In Your Dreams, is billed as a comedy adventure about Stevie and her brother Elliot, who magically travel into the world of dreams with the mission of finding The Sandman who will grant them their ultimate wish — saving their parents’ marriage. The kids are total opposites, making them an unlikely duo to navigate the absurdity of their own subconscious. Along their journey, they discover that as long as they have each other, they can face anything, even their worst nightmare. Alex Woo is directing, with Erik Benson as co-director,...
- 4/25/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix’s animated output is certainly having a moment, between the Best Animated Feature win for Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” and the acquisition of Animal Logic, the Australian animation studio that had previously been responsible for “Happy Feet,” “The Lego Movie” and “DC League of Super-Pets” (among many others). The streamer has just unveiled its 2023-2024 slate, revealing new details about upcoming projects like “Nimona” and announcing new movies like “Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie,” a brand-new “SpongeBob SquarePants” film.
Read on for the full rundown of Netflix’s upcoming animated films and see brand-new images.
“Nimona” “Nimona” (Netflix)
Coming this summer is “Nimona,” based on the graphic novel by Nd Stevenson and set in a futuristic yet still medieval world, it centers around a disgraced knight (Riz Ahmed) and a young shapeshifter (Chloë Grace Moretz) who team up to clear both of their names. We’d...
Read on for the full rundown of Netflix’s upcoming animated films and see brand-new images.
“Nimona” “Nimona” (Netflix)
Coming this summer is “Nimona,” based on the graphic novel by Nd Stevenson and set in a futuristic yet still medieval world, it centers around a disgraced knight (Riz Ahmed) and a young shapeshifter (Chloë Grace Moretz) who team up to clear both of their names. We’d...
- 4/25/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Netflix announced two new animated features coming to the platform in 2024: A new SpongeBob SquarePants-themed movie titled Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie; and In Your Dreams, a comedy adventure about a pair of siblings who magically travel into the world of dreams.
As part of an overview of its 2023-2024 slate, Netflix Animation revealed additional cast members for its summer release Nimona, based on the graphic novel by Nd Stevenson, and released first-look images and new art for its upcoming titles.
In Nickelodeon’s Liza Johnson-helmed Bikini Bottom, all its denizens are suddenly scooped out of the ocean, and Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob SquarePants journey to Texas to save the town from a villainous plot. The ensemble voice cast includes Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks), Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Wanda Sykes and Johnny Knoxville.
‘Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie’
Produced by Kuku Studios, In Your Dreams...
As part of an overview of its 2023-2024 slate, Netflix Animation revealed additional cast members for its summer release Nimona, based on the graphic novel by Nd Stevenson, and released first-look images and new art for its upcoming titles.
In Nickelodeon’s Liza Johnson-helmed Bikini Bottom, all its denizens are suddenly scooped out of the ocean, and Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob SquarePants journey to Texas to save the town from a villainous plot. The ensemble voice cast includes Carolyn Lawrence (Sandy Cheeks), Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Wanda Sykes and Johnny Knoxville.
‘Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie’
Produced by Kuku Studios, In Your Dreams...
- 4/25/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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